Hindusthan School of Architecture, Coimbatore

The private Hindusthan School of Architecture is one of the youngest architectural schools located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, which was founded in 2015. This is an affiliated college situated on Pollachi Main Road and is recognised by the Council of Architecture to provide quality education to its users. The institute teaches only one course which is Bachelor of Architecture (B.

Arch) with total enrolment capacity of 143 students and total number of faculty members are 8. Hindusthan School of Architecture specialises in architectural education as it offers a specialised five years full time course to equip the students to face the challenges of architectural profession in the world. Hindusthan School of Architecture, Coimbatore is affiliated with the college Anna University, Chennai.

The institute is well endowed with some fine facilitation equipments that aim at improving the learning process of the students. The campus also has well outfitted laboratories such as carving and clay, creativity, textile, metalwork, and modelling.

These practical areas are accompanied with specific demonstrations on presentation skills, material seminars, and industrial presentations, giving students a feel that is important for their development. The college also offers dormitory accommodation for male and female students within the college compound with yummy homemade balanced diets and variety of foods, which includes vegetarian foods.

For students’ recreation and all-round development, the institute provides different indoor and outdoor games facilities such as a gym for those who would love to exercise. Thus, the programmes of academic focus of the Hindusthan School of Architecture are the primary B. Arch programme with an allowed intake of 40 students a year.

This focused approach cuts costs dramatically while allowing a devoted institute to sustain high standards of quality and care to all of its student. The course is a five-year full time course for the preparation of the students to become efficient architects with both theoretical background and practical skills.

Although currently the institute provides only one degree programme but it offers a complete programme in all field of Architecture and design along with best facilities. The admissions to the Hindusthan School of Architecture are mostly through the National Aptitude Test in Architecture – NATA.

This test is an objective measure of candidates’ readiness for architectural education and is used in this selection process. According to the prospectus NATA 2009 the admission for the Under graduate programmes commences in June 2009 and the prospective students are advised to check the website of the institute or contact the admission office for dates for NATA exam and application.

The institute has imbibed mission of cultivating talent in the architectural domain with its learning strategies; where theoretical learning is supplemented with exposure of site visits, study tours, on architectural designing and cultural programmes which enhances outlook of students.